almostaugust

Hi, i was wondering about uni/college or other schooling degrees people have done, and how people rated them. Futher, if you'd encourage others to take that type of course and how it has effected your work/career progress.

I did a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education afterwards.

The BA was a really interesting course with all your standard liberal arts stuff, like politics, philosophy, media studies etc. This kind of degree usually has the stigma of being a waste of time and money to alot of people, and for alot of people this might be the case. However, it really suited me and gave me a good foundation for living and knowing myself better. I wouldnt recomend this course to those who are eager to jump out into specialised professions, earning big bucks (like Law or Medicine etc). Alot of my friends from that course are still struggling to get jobs in their desired fields. If you have the time and energy to undertake one of these courses though, i highly recomend it.
The Dip Ed was a teaching course which was much more demanding in every capacity. It was a fair prelude to life in the classroom (though nothing can really prepare you for it properly). It is a practical qualification though, as its paid my bills and focused my energy. Id advise this course to people only if they were pretty certain that they think teaching is up their alley. Too many people waste their time doing all the academic stuff, but cant hack the chalk and talk side of things.

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